741 Colonel Ledyard Highway  
Ledyard, Connecticut 06339  
TOWN OF LEDYARD  
CONNECTICUT  
Community Relations Committee  
~ AGENDA ~  
Chairman  
Kevin J. Dombrowski  
Regular Meeting  
6:30 PM  
Wednesday, October 19, 2022  
Town Hall Annex - Hybrid Format  
In -Person - Council Chambers - Town Hall Annex Buiilding  
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I
CALL TO ORDER  
II.  
III.  
IV.  
ROLL CALL  
CITIZENS COMMENTS  
PRESENTATIONS / INFORMATIONAL ITEMS  
Review and discuss the National League of Cities “Responding to Racial Tension in  
your Municipality”  
1.  
<https://www.nlc.org/resource/responding-to-racial-tension-in-your-city-a-municipal-act  
ion-guide/>  
National League of Cities- Responding to Racial  
Tension-2022-06-22..pdf  
Attachments:  
National League of Cities -Guide Racial Tension-Grabner  
E-mail-2022-06-23.pdf  
V.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
MOTION to approve the Community Relations Committee Regular Meeting Minutes of  
September 19, 2022  
COMM REL-MIN-2022-09-21.pdf  
Attachments:  
VI.  
OLD BUSINESS  
Continued discussion regarding the October 9, 2022 “First Responders Clam Chowder -  
Fish Fry.  
1.  
Faith Blue Planning Tool Kit-2020-10-09.pdf  
Attachments:  
Continued discussion regarding Black History Month and update on the 2023 Black  
2.  
History Activity/Contest.  
Continued discussion and possible action draft a schedule for Public Information  
Forums to present to residents the types of services the town offers; how to access  
services and the authority residents should direct concerns regarding services.  
3.  
4.  
Continued discussion and possible action to identify various town venues to host  
“Informal Conversations in the Park” to engage residents in discussions regarding their  
concerns and their ideas for potential solutions.  
Continued discussion regarding the possibility to schedule joint meetings with the  
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation to discuss items of mutual interest.  
5.  
6.  
7.  
8.  
Continued discussion to present information to bring awareness to October being  
“Depression and Mental Health Month”.  
Review comments received at the July 20, 2022 Informal Conversation with residents at  
the Park on East Drive.  
Any other Old Business proper to come before the Committee  
VII. NEW BUSINESS  
National League of Cities - Race, Equity and Leadership (REAL) - Report dated  
10/4/2022 re: Indigenous Peoples, Rebuild Trust & Repair Relationships  
1.  
NLC-Race-Equity & Leadership (REAL) Indigenous Peoples-Rebuild  
Trust & Repair Relationships-Report-2022-10-0-4.pdf  
Attachments:  
MOTION to approve the Community Relations Committee 2023 Meeting Schedule.  
2.  
3.  
MEETING SCHEDULE -2023-TOWN COUNCIL  
2022-09-26-DRAFT.docx  
Attachments:  
Any other New Business proper to come before the Committee.  
IV  
ADJOURNMENT  
DISCLAIMER: Although we try to be timely and accurate these are not official records of the  
Town.